Comparison

Kendu Arabic vs Arabi

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Kendu Arabic

Features
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Kendu Arabic is an Arabic learning and teaching app that helps students learn through pictures, stories, games, songs, and videos. It is for the students from the age of 7 to 15 and for adults at every age. Learning Arabic through pictures, stories, and games is the best way. Teachers also can use Kendu to teach their students Arabic. The smartboard version and text books for classroom teaching are also available. This application has been prepared by the scientists at a university based on Language Acquisition Theory. Privacy Policy http://www.kendukids.com/PrivacyPolicy.html

About

Arabi

Master Arabic listening and reading skills with comprehensible input, including AI-generated stories and real-time speaking practice. Learn dialects or Modern Standard Arabic with contextualized vocabulary and offline access.

Highlights
  • Speaking practice with AI characters
  • Short stories with natural audio and subtitles
  • AI-generated narrated stories
  • Discovery feed for new words
  • Built-in alphabet course
  • Offline learning support
  • Dialect and Fusha options
Features
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Arabi helps you build your listening and reading skills in Egyptian, Levantine or Modern Standard Arabic (Fusha), and now practice speaking in real conversations. You learn by listening to and reading plenty of Arabic you can mostly understand, a little above your level. This is called comprehensible input. Short stories, a feed of new words with natural audio, and translations on tap keep each new word in context, so it stays with you. With Arabi you can: - Talk with a character in real everyday scenes and get gentle help when you’re stuck, in the new Speaking (Beta). ** - Listen to short stories at your level, with natural audio and subtitles in your language, and keep listening with your screen locked. Tap a word you don’t know to hear it and see its meaning, then save it to practice later. * - Write a prompt and get your own exciting narrated stories, to learn on your own terms. ** - Swipe through new words in the discovery feed. Every card has natural audio in male and female voices, a translation and an example sentence. - Learn to read Arabic from zero with the built-in alphabet course. - Practice the words you’ve collected, your bookmarks or suggested words. * - Pick Egyptian, Levantine or Fusha, and switch between them anytime. * - Keep learning offline. * - Follow your daily goal on the Lock Screen, add Arabi’s widgets and get a word of the day. - Share words, stories, collections and your progress with friends. * Requires Pro or Lifetime (some stories are free to try). ** Uses diamonds, sold separately as in-app purchases. The free plan shows ads. Pro and Lifetime are ad-free. Why Arabi? - Dialects and Fusha in one app. Most courses teach only formal Arabic. Arabi also teaches the dialects people use at home, in shops and with friends in Egypt and the Levant, plus Fusha for reading and the news. - Made for listening. Every word and sentence has natural audio, so you learn to understand, not just to read. - Graded from beginner to advanced. Words and stories follow CEFR levels, A1 to C1. - In your language. Translations in English, German, Polish, French, Italian, Russian, Turkish, Portuguese, Spanish and Dutch. We add new words, stories and guided lessons regularly. Stories, speaking practice and audio are made with the help of AI. Arabi Pro is an auto-renewable subscription (monthly or 6-month); Lifetime is a one-time purchase that unlocks everything forever, plus the premium gold theme. Your subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Prices are shown in the app and may vary by region. Have an idea or found a problem? Send us feedback from the app. Terms: https://tryu.app/terms Privacy: https://tryu.app/privacy

Screenshots

Kendu Arabic4 screens
Arabi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Kendu Arabic at none against Arabi's shown. Kendu Arabic also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). Arabi's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Kendu Arabic sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Arabi sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kendu Arabic ships an update every 5 weeks, Arabi every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Kendu Arabic versus Arabi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKendu ArabicArabi
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size257 MB58 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperKenan DURSUNVladislav Kuznetsov

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Kendu Arabic

One-time1
  • One year use.$6.99
9 purchases

Arabi

Subscriptions3
  • Arabi Pro3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Arabi Pro7 Days trial$41.996 Months
  • Arabi Pro1 Year trial$59.991 Year
One-time6
  • Starter pack$1.99
  • AI Stories: 15,000 Diamonds$5.99
  • AI Stories: 37,500 Diamonds$12.99
Show 3 more
  • AI Stories: 112,500 Diamonds$29.99
  • Lifetime (welcome offer)$49.99
  • Lifetime$99.99

Questions

Is Kendu Arabic free?
Kendu Arabic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Arabi free?
Arabi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Kendu Arabic or Arabi have ads?
Arabi shows ads; Kendu Arabic does not.
Which is updated more often, Kendu Arabic or Arabi?
Kendu Arabic ships an update every 5 weeks, and Arabi every 4 days. Most recently, Kendu Arabic was updated on November 8, 2026 and Arabi on November 12, 2026.

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